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Global Inclusive Learn to Row Project an Opportunity for LTR Coaches

When Tara Morgan learned to row, she only stuck with it for two seasons before opting for other sports. But like for many of us, rowing lured her back in. And ... Read More...

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Bored on the erg? Change your perspective – and your goals.

Rachel Freedman

Bored. I am bored. I am sooooooo bored. These are the unhelpful thoughts that ran through my mind thirty minutes into an hour of power last summer. I was... Read More...

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2k Erg Strategy: Piece by Piece

Rachel Freedman

Before you even sit down on the erg, you're anxious. You know the work you're about to do is going to be hard. Your legs are going burn. You'll gasp for breath... Read More...

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Coxswains: Lighten your gunwale grip with these tips

Rachel Freedman

Question of the week, from parents of a junior's coxswain: Our daughter started coxing about six months ago and her hands have gotten really torn up from holdi... Read More...

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When Everything Hurts: Pain, Injury Prevention, and Starting Over

Rachel Freedman

It feels strange to admit, but I have no plans to row in a boat this season. I've only gotten on an erg once since March. So this is not a story of my triumphan... Read More...

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American Women’s Marathon (42,195m) Record Set at World Rowing Indoor Championships

Rachel Freedman

In the excitement of World Rowing Indoor Championship 2k events and the swarm of international athletes, it would have been easy for you to miss the petite woma... Read More...

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Flipping a Four: What to Do When the Unexpected Happens

Rachel Freedman

It's rare that a crew flips a big boat, which makes it even more important for coaches, rowers, and coxswains to know what to do in case of emergency.... Read More...

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Nancy Blakemore and Aldina Nash Hampe reunited after 50 years to row at USRowing Masters Nationals.

Aldina Nash Hampe: Pioneer of Women’s Rowing Reunites with 1960s 2x Partner

Rachel Freedman

If you were at the 2017 USRowing Masters Nationals in Oak Ridge, TN and stuck around until 4:36pm on Sunday, you would have witnessed history in the making. Whe... Read More...

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Coxswain Tom Beodeker spent 16 years with Lake Union Crew before moving to San Diego.

Hot Seat: Tom Boedeker

Rachel Freedman

When you're a 90-pound high school freshman, your seat in the boat is the ninth. And if you take on the challenge of learning the coxing ropes as a teenager, yo... Read More...

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Karen Werth is a perennial sight on the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.

Hot Seat: Karen Werth

Rachel Freedman

There was cycling in the Werth family blood, but in 1996 Karen was looking for a new sport to claim as her own. Hours spent on the gym erg sparked an interest i... Read More...

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